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Saturday, May 31, 2014

HAPPENINGS: JUNE

June is looking like a quiet month on the fashion front, but there are still tons of awesome local arts and music events to get your party on. Chad VanGaalen ConcertWednesday, June 4 / 8pm / The Starlite Room, 10030 102 Street, EdmontonThough his weepy voice and intense lyrics can be a total bummer sometimes, Chad VanGaalen will always be one of my go-to's for long road trips, or rainy afternoons with a lover reading comic books and drinking coffee. The Soft Airplane album, especially this song, gets a lot of play in these ears. Bonus: He's from Calgary, so that's pretty cool.

Pecha Kucha Night 19Thursday, June 5 / 6:30-10:30pm / Sir Winston Churchill Square, EdmontonInteresting folks talk about interesting things! This edition of Pecha Kucha features talks on everything from beekeeping to professional wrestling. I'm mostly excited to hear from David Rauch on his pop-up public pianos project.Mercer Summer Super PartyFriday, June 6 / 5-10:30pm / Mercer Warehouse 10359-104 Street, EdmontonThe Mercer Building (where the DMD Headquarters is btw) is hosting an all-floors shindig with food trucks, live music, a pop-up market, and dance party. My guess is the 10:30 pm "end time" is a loose suggestion. You best not be missing this one. Nextfest Music NightFriday, June 6 / 9pm / The Artery, 9535 Jasper Ave, EdmontonLad Mags, Switches, Jom Comyn! YA!

Latitude 53 Patio PartyThursday, June 12 / 5-9pm / Latitude 53, 10242, 106 St, EdmontonThe contemporary art gallery brings back its mega popular weekly summer shindig, and this is the first of the season! Expect cold Alley Kats, fine noshings, music, art and friendly folks, all in the great artdoors. PARKSALEJune 21-22 / Haultain Park 225-13 Ave, CalgaryPARK presents another awesome outdoor market featuring local and independent artists and designers for you to shop. Rumour has it there will be some Sled Island bands popping by...